English noun: lots | |||
1. | lots (quantity) a large number or amount | ||
Samples | Made lots of new friends. She amassed stacks of newspapers. | ||
Synonyms | dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads | ||
Broader (hypernym) | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | ||
English adverb: lots | |||
1. | lots to a very great degree or extent | ||
Samples | I feel a lot better. We enjoyed ourselves very much. She was very much interested. This would help a great deal. | ||
Synonyms | a good deal, a great deal, a lot, much, very much | ||